4.5 stars.

Meghan is a full-time nurse and single mom to her teenage daughter, and she’s trying to strike balance between it all. One shift, a patient named Caitlin comes in with a coma due to a traumatic brain injury after jumping off a bridge to the train tracks over twenty feet below. A witness comes forward with some shocking details that brings many questions into the mix. Meghan tries to stay emotionally unattached from her patients, but this patient is different, and Meghan gets too close putting herself and her daughter at risk. 

When I saw early reviewers for SHE’S NOT SORRY praising this book with glowing reviews, I was beyond excited to get my hands on it. An ICU nurse as the main character in a psychological thriller? Say less. 

I absolutely loved this story with its shocking twists. There’s a twist that threw me for such a loop that I had to play it a second time while audibly gasping. The pacing was excellent with ample suspense and tension. 

The main character is an ICU nurse which I thought was super interesting. I also liked that Kubica took this opportunity to shed a light on critical care nursing, as well as the current state of the healthcare system. This story is based in the USA but I think some aspects are applicable to Canadian healthcare as well. There’s a lot of food for thought here. 

The ending was a bit too smooth for my liking and I didn’t really love the side plot that gets resolved at the end. I don’t think that this side plot contributed much to the overall plot and could have been cut altogether.